Description
Crispy cinnamon banana chips deliver a sweet and spicy crunch that elevates snacking to a delightful experience. Homemade goodness meets simple ingredients, offering you a healthier alternative to store-bought treats that will satisfy every craving.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 2 ripe but firm bananas (peeled and thinly sliced into rounds, about 1/8-inch thick)
Fat/Oil Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon (15 ml) coconut oil or melted butter
Seasoning Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon (15 ml) granulated sugar (or coconut sugar for a healthier option)
- 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 ml) ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Carefully peel ripe bananas and craft delicate, uniform rounds approximately ⅛-inch thick using a precision blade.
- Craft a fragrant cinnamon-sugar blend by thoroughly combining the dry ingredients in a mixing vessel.
- Delicately coat banana medallions with a light sheen of coconut oil, ensuring gentle, even coverage.
- Generously dust the oil-kissed banana slices with the aromatic cinnamon-sugar mixture, allowing each piece to become elegantly enrobed.
- Activate the air fryer, calibrating the temperature to 350°F and allowing a brief warm-up period of 3-5 minutes.
- Meticulously arrange banana rounds in a pristine, non-overlapping configuration within the air fryer basket, respecting spatial boundaries.
- Execute the cooking process, rotating the delicate chips midway to guarantee uniform caramelization and crisp texture.
- Monitor the transformation closely during the final moments, preventing potential scorching while achieving a golden, crisp exterior.
- Liberate the cinnamon-kissed chips onto a wire cooling rack, permitting residual heat to enhance their crispness.
- Once completely cooled, nestle the chips into an hermetic container, preserving their delectable crunch for a brief two-day window.
Notes
- Select ripe but firm bananas to ensure the best texture and natural sweetness for your chips.
- Use a mandoline slicer for consistently thin and even banana rounds, which helps achieve uniform crispiness.
- Pat banana slices dry with paper towels before coating to remove excess moisture and enhance crunchiness.
- Experiment with alternative spices like nutmeg, cardamom, or pumpkin pie spice for unique flavor variations.
- For a vegan version, replace butter with coconut oil or use a plant-based cooking spray.
- Reduce sugar content by using monk fruit sweetener or stevia for a lower-calorie option.
- Check chips frequently during the last few minutes of air frying to prevent burning, as banana slices can quickly go from crisp to charred.
- Store completely cooled chips in a moisture-proof container with a silica gel packet to maintain crunchiness.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Air Frying
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2
- Calories: 193
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 1mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 27g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 0mg